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Drugs... of some sort

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oneaftertheother · 26/07/2022 00:08

DS17 has come home tonight and is definitely under the influence of something. Green, shivery, and eyes like dinner plates.

He has long denied vaping, and has only recently admitted to it. Not even, really. I just told him I knew he was lying about it and it's not to happen in this house, because what else can I do?

Looks like this has progressed to cannabis in some form.

He's denying it, weakly. What do I do from here?

He's left school now, been on his sixth year holiday, so drinking is one thing and he's been managing that not too badly after a rocky start, but I won't tolerate this.

He's had some issues during covid times (not covid related) and he went for some counselling at the beginning of this year, which seemed to help for a while.

Every time I think he's settling, there's something else.

Any advice welcome.

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Pebstk · 26/07/2022 16:59

He sounds like he is struggling a bit. It is deeply scary for us as parents but it is not that unusual to experiment. Can you talk to him calmly and tell him you are there for him. I wouldn’t escalate it to a huge confrontation - you just end up they become more secretive and scared to tell you anything.

Ohhelpicantthinkofaname · 26/07/2022 18:56

“Eyes like dinner plates” doesn’t sound like weed to me.

more like MDMA or ecstasy pills. Kids will experiment. It’s not ideal and we all want to keep our kids safe, but the odd bit of recreational drug use is something a lot of them go through and come out just fine the other side.

best to keep talking and let him know he can come to you if he needs to. Whilst letting him know you don’t condone it.

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